| Abstract: | The effects of temperature dependence of the diffusion coefficients on the solution fields of Thermal Marangoni Flows in micro-gravity is analyzed by using an unsteady—variable mesh—two dimensional—finite difference numerical code to solve the full Navier-Stokes equations.A typical cylindrical floating zone geometry is analyzed and the estimation of the deviations caused by considering a temperature-dependent variable viscosity is verified with respect to the most important field parameters (streamlines, isotherms, isobars, Nusselt heating curves, velocity and temperature profiles).Comparison with TEXUS experiment is finally performed. |
